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enGay Couple's Emotional & Enchanting Disney World Marriage Proposalhttp://instinctmagazine.com/post/gay-couples-emotional-enchanting-disney-world-marriage-proposal
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/patrick%20gavin%20proposal.png" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="327" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/patrick%20gavin%20proposal.png?itok=D4xtIGSZ" width="607" /></a> ​<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">We know. We know. It's practically routine now, but we're still suckers for a sweet gay marriage proposal!!</span></p>
<p>This time one romantic soul, Patrick, surprised his boyfriend Gavin Hatch at Disney World! And with some help from their friends--this one's definitely a tearjerker!</p>
<p>Patrick writes on YouTube:</p>
<blockquote><p>"On Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 my boyfriend, Gavin Hatch thought he was just going out for drinks with one of his good friends at Disney's Boardwalk Resort...</p>
<p> Little did he know that I had been planning an elaborate performance for the past 4 months. With the help of some amazing friends, I was able to surprise the love of my life with the ultimate question...</p>
<p> Watch the video to see if he says yes!"</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Well? What are you waiting for?! (But we're warning you, keep your tissues handy.)</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="337" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BkihYPgfh5s" width="600"></iframe></p>
<p>Congrats, Patrick and Gavin!! Thanks for sharing!!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>(H/T:<a href="http://www.newnownext.com/watch-patrick-and-gavins-magical-disney-world-wedding-proposal/03/2015/"> NNNext</a>)</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:11:06 +0000Nigel Campbell6647 at http://instinctmagazine.comFunny Or Die: Indiana's Anti-Gay Tourism Commercialhttp://instinctmagazine.com/post/funny-or-die-indianas-anti-gay-tourism-commercial
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/indiana%20funny%20or%20die.jpg" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="350" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/indiana%20funny%20or%20die.jpg?itok=xLw5_naU" width="650" /></a></p>
<p><em>Funny Or Die</em> presents a pretty spot on Indiana anti-gay tourism commercial! Could a real one like this be far behind?</p>
<p>Check it out!</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="337" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/af0eb769ee" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="600"></iframe></p>
<div style="text-align:left;font-size:x-small;margin-top:0;width:640px;"><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/af0eb769ee/indiana-s-anti-gay-tourism-commercial" title="from lauren, Funny Or Die, and Travis Helwig">Indiana's Anti-Gay Tourism Commercial</a> from <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/funnyordie">Funny Or Die</a></div>
<p>Come visit! Unless you're gay. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>(H/T: <a href="http://www.thegailygrind.com/2015/03/31/funny-or-die-presents-indianas-new-anti-gay-tourism-commercial/">The Gaily Grind</a>)</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:02:40 +0000Nigel Campbell6646 at http://instinctmagazine.comScott Eastwood Talks Gay Fans, Sex Scenes, & Marriage Equalityhttp://instinctmagazine.com/post/scott-eastwood-talks-gay-fans-sex-scenes-marriage-equality
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/scott%20eastwood%20pridesource1.jpg" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="488" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/scott%20eastwood%20pridesource1.jpg?itok=U0MTSiNk" width="650" /></a> ​<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Scott Eastwood has garnered a lot of attention lately--in large part due to his propensity for shirtless </span>pics<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">--and that attention will only continue to increase as he makes more trips to the big screen. (Eastwood recently revealed that he's joining Jared </span>Leto<span style="line-height: 1.6em;"> and more in <em>Suicide Squad</em>!)</span></p>
<p>Eastwood spoke with <a href="http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=70803"><em>PrideSource</em>'s Chris Azzopardi </a>on his gay fans, marriage equality, sex scenes, and more!</p>
<p>From <em>Pride Source</em>:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>At this point in your career, how aware are you that gay men enjoy you?</strong></p>
<p>Now I am - you're bringing it to my attention! I love it. I don't discriminate against any fans. Fans are fans, and gay men are great. I support gay marriage and the whole bit. I think everybody should be able to be with who they want to be with. My dad is the same way. He's a total Libertarian - everyone leave everyone alone. Everyone live their own private life. And why does everyone gotta be all up in arms about it? </p>
</blockquote>
<p>Speaking on his sex scenes--he's apparently shot four or five, Eastwood shares that the hardest part is "keeping your thoughts sort of...controlled."</p>
<blockquote><p>I'm only one man! I can only do what I can do. But I think it's sexy. I mean, being in a shower with a beautiful, sexy woman - I was turned on! I had fun! </p>
</blockquote>
<p>We bet a fun time was had by all!</p>
<p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/scott%20eastwood%20pridesource2.jpg" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="490" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/scott%20eastwood%20pridesource2.jpg?itok=hP6QIiW5" width="492" /></a> ​</p>
<p>Eastwood graciously bared his butt in <em>The Longest Ride</em> (the jokes write themselves sometime) and he didn't seem to mind:</p>
<blockquote><p>For me, I didn't really care. The butt thing - to me, this was a really classy story and a really classy movie, so I didn't care about showing a little butt in there. That's part of it. Sex scenes - you see a little bit of action, right? And that's what makes a good sex scene. Not too much. You don't wanna give it all away. You gotta leave something to the imagination.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Our imaginations are suddenly very active. </p>
<p>And don't give up hope, Instincters! It sounds like Scott is open to playing a gay role:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>When it comes to gay roles, could you see yourself playing one? Is it too soon to get you in a "Brokeback Mountain" remake?</strong></p>
<p>Oh my gosh - that's funny! (Laughs) To me, it's all about the script and the director. I'm very director-driven and material-oriented, so if it's a great script and a great director, then yeah.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Scorcese! Ang Lee! Someone get on that!!</p>
<p><a href="When it comes to gay roles, could you see yourself playing one? Is it too soon to get you in a &quot;Brokeback Mountain&quot; remake? Oh my gosh - that's funny! (Laughs) To me, it's all about the script and the director. I'm very director-driven and material-oriented, so if it's a great script and a great director, then yeah.">Head over to <em>PrideSource</em> for Scott Eastwood's full interview</a> where he also shares his man crushes!</p>
<p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/scott%20eastwood%20pridesource3.jpg" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="450" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/31/scott%20eastwood%20pridesource3.jpg?itok=QAKYsC9b" width="600" /></a> ​</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:36:07 +0000Nigel Campbell6645 at http://instinctmagazine.comOne Million Moms Blasts Angie's List For Criticizing Indiana Law http://instinctmagazine.com/post/one-million-moms-blasts-angies-list-criticizing-indiana-law
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/31/angie%27slist.jpg" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="440" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/31/angie%27slist.jpg?itok=eZX_cXVd" width="650" /></a></p>
<p>One Million Moms, the xenophobic group with a headquarters in the 1600s, has singled out and blasted Angie's List for having the gull to criticize the discrimination of LGBT people. </p>
<p>The befuddling email sent out Tuesday by One Million Moms reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Angie's List, the online service that provides consumer reviews of service professionals, publicly endorsed anti-Christian bigotry by opposing an Indiana law designed to protect religious liberties and freedoms. Last week, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) after the state legislature overwhelmingly supported it. Twenty states now have passed the law, with Arkansas and Georgia currently considering it. </p>
<p> The Indiana law is identical in all fundamental respects to the 1993 federal RFRA signed into law by President Bill Clinton after it passed the U.S. House unanimously and the Senate 97-3. Unfortunately, Angie's List has joined with thousands of homosexual activists (including lesbian Ellen DeGeneres) in opposing religious freedom for all people in Indiana.</p>
<p> Angie's List is a bully, plain and simple. They have chosen to bully the city of Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and Christians everywhere by financial intimidation and threats. TAKE ACTION: If you have an account with Angie's List, we urge you to cancel it right away in defense of religious liberty in America. Be sure to let them know why you’re leaving. Even if you don't have an account, send an email to Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle. Let him know that his company's support for religious discrimination is an affront to Christians.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>According to One Million Moms, if you're against the discrimination of gay people you're automatically for discrimination of Christians? And if you're against the bullying of gay people, you, yourself are a bully? This is easily one of the most warped campaigns from One Million Moms (and that's quite the achievement) we've seen to date. Maybe the non-sense spewed forth in this email is a sign that they're grasping at straws, a sign that religion-based bigotry has been put on the defensive because that archaic and inhumane way of thinking is on its way out?</p>
<p>(h/t: <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2015/03/one-million-moms-vs-angies-list.html#disqus_thread">JMG</a>)</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:16:57 +0000Jonathan Higbee6644 at http://instinctmagazine.comToday's Cover Of Indianapolis Star: "Fix This Now" http://instinctmagazine.com/post/todays-cover-indianapolis-star-fix-now
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">This is Tuesday's cover of the <em>Indianapolis Star</em>:</span></p>
<p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/31/Screenshot%202015-03-31%2011.11.57.png" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="862" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/31/Screenshot%202015-03-31%2011.11.57.png?itok=mLpnEITr" width="650" /></a></p>
<p>A portion of the editorial according to <a href="http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2015/03/tomorrows-indianapolis-star.html#disqus_thread">JoeMyGod</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Only bold action — action that sends an unmistakable message to the world that our state will not tolerate discrimination against any of its citizens — will be enough to reverse the damage. Gov. Mike Pence and the General Assembly need to enact a state law to prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, education and public accommodations on the basis of a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Those protections and RFRA can co-exist. They do elsewhere.</p>
<p> Laws protecting sexual orientation and gender identity are not foreign to Indiana. Indianapolis, for example, has had those legal protections in place for nearly a decade. Indy's law applies to businesses with more than six employees, and exempts religious organizations and non-profit groups.</p>
<p> The city's human rights ordinance provides strong legal protection — and peace of mind —for LGBT citizens; yet, it has not placed an undue burden on businesses. Importantly, passage of a state human rights law would send a clear message that Indiana will not tolerate discrimination. It's crucial for that message to be communicated widely.</p>
</blockquote>
</div></div></div>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:14:24 +0000Jonathan Higbee6643 at http://instinctmagazine.comBryan Hawn & His Bubble Butt Are "Worth It" http://instinctmagazine.com/post/bryan-hawn-his-bubble-butt-are-worth-it
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/31/Screenshot%202015-03-31%2010.37.27.png" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="605" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/31/Screenshot%202015-03-31%2010.37.27.png?itok=7R-ouBPk" width="650" /></a></p>
<p>Viral video star Bryan Hawn has given us his most straight-forward lip-sync video yet! Laid to the Fifth Harmony track "Worth It," Bryan's latest music video features only one scene: the blessed hunk wearing nothing but a bedazzled thong, baseball cap and sneakers, gyrating in front of a strong light source. It's hypnotizing and definitely worth it for three minutes of your time. </p>
<p></p><div class="media_embed" height="315px" width="560px">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EUc1hGSZqN0" width="560px"></iframe></div>
</div></div></div>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:45:26 +0000Jonathan Higbee6642 at http://instinctmagazine.com'The Fosters' Teen Star Slams YouTube For Age Restriction On Same-Sex Kiss Videohttp://instinctmagazine.com/post/fosters-teen-star-slams-youtube-age-restriction-same-sex-kiss-video
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/30/fosters%20gay%20kiss2.jpg" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="249" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/30/fosters%20gay%20kiss2.jpg?itok=5eYc7tP0" width="480" /></a> ​</p>
<p><em>The Fosters </em>star Gavin MacIntosh slammed YouTube on Sunday via Twitter after the site placed an age restriction on a<a href="http://instinctmagazine.com/post/abc-familys-fosters-airs-youngest-same-sex-kiss-tv"> scene from the series featuring a same-sex kiss </a>between two 13-year-old male characters, Jude and Connor. The actors, MacIntosh and Hayden Byerly are 15 and 14 years old, respectively. </p>
<p>In tweets which have since been removed, MacIntosh wrote:</p>
<p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/30/the%20fosters%20gavin%20tweets.jpg" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="538" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/30/the%20fosters%20gavin%20tweets.jpg?itok=CmVC4vIu" width="639" /></a> ​</p>
<p>According to <em><a href="http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/the-fosters-youtube-age-restricts-gay-kiss-gavin-macintosh-1201462315/">Variety</a></em>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The video was age restricted for at least most of Sunday. Shortly after Variety contacted YouTube for statement on Sunday afternoon, the age restriction was removed.</p>
<p>“When it’s brought to our attention that a video or channel was age-gated incorrectly, we act quickly to fix it,” said a YouTube spokesperson.</p>
<p>When asked why the video was originally restricted and why that restriction was lifted, the spokesperson declined to comment.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Regarding YouTube's age restriction guidelines,<em> Variety</em> writes:</p>
<blockquote><p>When an age restriction is placed on a video, viewers are unable to see it unless they have a registered Google account with an age of 18+. Google, which owns YouTube, said on a <a href="https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802167?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">support </a><a href="https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802167?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">page</a>that “some videos don’t violate our policies, but may not be appropriate for all audiences.”</p>
<p>Reasons listed for an age restriction include “vulgar language, violence and disturbing imagery, nudity and sexually aggressive content and portrayal of harmful or dangerous activities.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Though the restriction was lifted, was YouTube's decision to place an age restriction on the teenage same-sex kiss homophobic? </span></p>
</div></div></div>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:33:31 +0000Nigel Campbell6641 at http://instinctmagazine.comGeorge Takei Calls For A Boycott Of Indianahttp://instinctmagazine.com/post/george-takei-calls-boycott-indiana
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/30/georgetakei.jpg" rel="gallery-all" style="line-height: 1.6em;"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="433" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/30/georgetakei.jpg?itok=p8uCpoxS" width="650" /></a></p>
<p>George Takei penned a piece for MSNBC that was published Monday afternoon, explaining why the prolific gay rights activist has thrown his weight behind #boycottIndiana. </p>
<p>He writes in part:</p>
<blockquote><p>Just this past week, Gov. <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/topics/mike-pence" target="_blank">Mike Pence</a> of Indiana signed that state’s “Religious Freedom” bill, despite strong opposition from all manner of corporate citizens, religious leaders, and even athletic organizations, such as the NCAA.</p>
<p>Gov. Pence shamelessly pandered to the right wing of his party, perhaps because he is eyeing a run for the White House, or perhaps because he simply does not understand that bigotry, cloaked as religious protection, is still bigotry.</p>
<p>I have called for a boycott of Indiana by companies, conventions and tourists, not only to send a clear message to Indiana, but also to help stop the further erosion of our core civil values in other parts of this country. Indeed, bills like those <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/mississippi-religious-freedom-faces-business-backlash" target="_blank">passed in Mississippi</a> and <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/topics/indiana" target="_blank">Indiana</a> are now pending in many other states. Their backers seek to convey to LGBT people that our human rights are not inviolate, and that we may, and will, be treated as second-class citizens. That is what lies at heart of this issue; those are the values at stake.</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>Taken too far, such laws carry with them the corrosive effect of intolerance, and they harken back to the days where people like Brad and I could not marry, not because of our gender, but because of our race. I was born in a time where such laws against the mixing of races were viewed as the natural extension of God’s will, and I know how powerfully oppressive and insidious they can be. Some fifty years ago, it was not so uncommon for interracial couples to be shunned and turned out.</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>The doors of a school or a restaurant or a business, held open to the public, must be open to all. The days are over where some may be denied a seat at the table simply because of who they are – or in this case, whom they love. We cannot, and must not, march backward from where we have come.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/george-takei-boycott-indiana">Head to MSNBC</a> to read the full piece.</p>
<p>(Image credit: Victoria Will/Invision/AP)</p>
<p> </p>
</div></div></div>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 21:16:19 +0000Jonathan Higbee6640 at http://instinctmagazine.comWe're Suddenly Rethinking Our No Carb Diet: Caption This!http://instinctmagazine.com/post/were-suddenly-rethinking-our-no-carb-diet-caption
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>This delectable image <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/30nyy1/my_girlfriend_is_a_baker_the_other_night_she/">courtesy of Reddit</a> has us rethinking our no carb diet!</p>
<p>Reddit user ValekCOS writes:</p>
<blockquote><p>My girlfriend is a baker. The other night, she brought this home. Introducing The Dildough.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/30/dildough.jpg" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="572" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Nigel%20Campbell/2015/03/30/dildough.jpg?itok=7ZE8wMT0" width="610" /></a> ​</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Give us your best caption in the comments!</span></p>
<p> </p>
</div></div></div>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:36:39 +0000Nigel Campbell6639 at http://instinctmagazine.comWhat If Straight Guys Had To Come Out As Heterosexual?http://instinctmagazine.com/post/what-if-straight-guys-had-come-out-heterosexual
<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/30/Screenshot%202015-03-30%2015.00.05.png" rel="gallery-all"><img alt="" class="caption image-large" height="553" src="/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2015/03/30/Screenshot%202015-03-30%2015.00.05.png?itok=TAM_sCud" width="650" /></a></p>
<p>The insightful Josh Healey provided a Snap Judgment LIVE! crowd with a hilarious take on the coming out process back in 2011 (though the video is making the Internet rounds again today -- and for good reason). After attending his cousin's wedding to her wife, Josh realized that coming out is just silly.</p>
<p>"It's like you're not gay until I know that you're gay, and you know that I know that you're gay, then you're gay. Which makes no sense. It makes no sense, so I thought about this as a straight dude. OK, as a mostly straight dude, let's keep it real. I thought about what would it be like if straight folks had to come out too."</p>
<p>To put it into perspective, he asked the audience to imagine what it would be like for straight guys to have to come out as heterosexual.</p>
<p>"I imagined myself, 15 years old, having to come out to my parents ... 'I don't know how this happened. It didn't just happen, I was born this way. But I tried to fit in, Lord knows I tried. I used to wear purple, I watched Bravo, I went to every Lady Gaga show I could. But no, no. I like Metallica, and bowling, and mom and dad, yes I like women. And I like this one woman, and mom, I want you to meet her, but I'm nervous. There's something you need to know about her first. I'm afraid to tell you, but you need to know. Mom, she's white.'"</p>
<p>Check out Josh's funny thought experiment below:</p>
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<p>(Via <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2015/03/watch-what-happens-when-a-straight-man-pretends-to-come-out-to-his-parents-video.html">Towleroad</a>)</p>
</div></div></div>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:06:41 +0000Jonathan Higbee6638 at http://instinctmagazine.com